BSB / WSB grids 2023

[Rob 131 Sport]

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

graeme4130 said:

Taz not confirmed and rumours are he’s possibly heading to Honda as they’ll arrange wildcards in wsbk for him with a view to moving over in 24

Interesting!

Would be cool to see how he went on the Honda in both categories.

With Glen leaving Honda will want a proven BSB winner and genuine Championship contender. From what I can tell it’s only Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie that are unsigned and meet such criteria.

[slopes]

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

graeme4130 said:

Taz not confirmed and rumours are he’s possibly heading to Honda as they’ll arrange wildcards in wsbk for him with a view to moving over in 24

Interesting!

Would be cool to see how he went on the Honda in both categories.

With Glen leaving Honda will want a proven BSB winner. From what I can tell it’s only Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie that are unsigned and meet such criteria.

But as Honda have confirmed Andy Irwin and Tom Neave for 2023, i’m pretty sure that is a non runner at least as far as the official Honda entry goes

[Rob 131 Sport]

slopes said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

graeme4130 said:

Taz not confirmed and rumours are he’s possibly heading to Honda as they’ll arrange wildcards in wsbk for him with a view to moving over in 24

Interesting!

Would be cool to see how he went on the Honda in both categories.

With Glen leaving Honda will want a proven BSB winner. From what I can tell it’s only Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie that are unsigned and meet such criteria.

But as Honda have confirmed Andy Irwin and Tom Neave for 2023, i’m pretty sure that is a non runner at least as far as the official Honda entry goes

Honda ran 3 bikes last year. Andy is a great rider and a BSB winner. I would imagine Honda would want another rider at the front and winning races.
Like has been said previously, if they’ve announced Jason at Yamaha, why not Taz.

[DarthtaterM16]

Rob 131 Sport said:

slopes said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

graeme4130 said:

Taz not confirmed and rumours are he’s possibly heading to Honda as they’ll arrange wildcards in wsbk for him with a view to moving over in 24

Interesting!

Would be cool to see how he went on the Honda in both categories.

With Glen leaving Honda will want a proven BSB winner. From what I can tell it’s only Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie that are unsigned and meet such criteria.

But as Honda have confirmed Andy Irwin and Tom Neave for 2023, i’m pretty sure that is a non runner at least as far as the official Honda entry goes

Honda ran 3 bikes last year. Andy is a great rider and a BSB winner. I would imagine Honda would want another rider at the front and winning races.
Like has been said previously, if they’ve announced Jason at Yamaha, why not Taz.

They ran 4 bikes this season just gone.
Not impossible that they’ll have more than 2 but their announcement of Neave and Irwin seemed pretty definitive. Who knows though?

I’d quite like to see Mackenzie on a Honda to be honest.

[Rob 131 Sport]

DarthtaterM16 said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

slopes said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

graeme4130 said:

Taz not confirmed and rumours are he’s possibly heading to Honda as they’ll arrange wildcards in wsbk for him with a view to moving over in 24

Interesting!

Would be cool to see how he went on the Honda in both categories.

With Glen leaving Honda will want a proven BSB winner. From what I can tell it’s only Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie that are unsigned and meet such criteria.

But as Honda have confirmed Andy Irwin and Tom Neave for 2023, i’m pretty sure that is a non runner at least as far as the official Honda entry goes

Honda ran 3 bikes last year. Andy is a great rider and a BSB winner. I would imagine Honda would want another rider at the front and winning races.
Like has been said previously, if they’ve announced Jason at Yamaha, why not Taz.

They ran 4 bikes this season just gone.
Not impossible that they’ll have more than 2 but their announcement of Neave and Irwin seemed pretty definitive. Who knows though?

I’d quite like to see Mackenzie on a Honda to be honest.

Are there not any seats left in WSBK for Tarran. He’s clearly a world class rider.

[slopes]

Rob 131 Sport said:

DarthtaterM16 said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

slopes said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

graeme4130 said:

Taz not confirmed and rumours are he’s possibly heading to Honda as they’ll arrange wildcards in wsbk for him with a view to moving over in 24

Interesting!

Would be cool to see how he went on the Honda in both categories.

With Glen leaving Honda will want a proven BSB winner. From what I can tell it’s only Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie that are unsigned and meet such criteria.

But as Honda have confirmed Andy Irwin and Tom Neave for 2023, i’m pretty sure that is a non runner at least as far as the official Honda entry goes

Honda ran 3 bikes last year. Andy is a great rider and a BSB winner. I would imagine Honda would want another rider at the front and winning races.
Like has been said previously, if they’ve announced Jason at Yamaha, why not Taz.

They ran 4 bikes this season just gone.
Not impossible that they’ll have more than 2 but their announcement of Neave and Irwin seemed pretty definitive. Who knows though?

I’d quite like to see Mackenzie on a Honda to be honest.

Are there not any seats left in WSBK for Tarran. He’s clearly a world class rider.

Makes you wonder why he couldn't secure a seat in WSBK, he wins BSB and has to come back to defend his title. Brad Ray wins BSB and allegedly gets a seat in WSBK for the next year.

Is it down to the different managers? Curious.

As for Honda in BSB, yes they did run 4 riders this year but with both Takahashi and Mizuno moving on, i suspect they will stay with two riders in the official team and two at Padgetts.

[DarthtaterM16]

Rob 131 Sport said:

DarthtaterM16 said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

slopes said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

graeme4130 said:

Taz not confirmed and rumours are he’s possibly heading to Honda as they’ll arrange wildcards in wsbk for him with a view to moving over in 24

Interesting!

Would be cool to see how he went on the Honda in both categories.

With Glen leaving Honda will want a proven BSB winner. From what I can tell it’s only Leon Haslam and Tarran Mackenzie that are unsigned and meet such criteria.

But as Honda have confirmed Andy Irwin and Tom Neave for 2023, i’m pretty sure that is a non runner at least as far as the official Honda entry goes

Honda ran 3 bikes last year. Andy is a great rider and a BSB winner. I would imagine Honda would want another rider at the front and winning races.
Like has been said previously, if they’ve announced Jason at Yamaha, why not Taz.

They ran 4 bikes this season just gone.
Not impossible that they’ll have more than 2 but their announcement of Neave and Irwin seemed pretty definitive. Who knows though?

I’d quite like to see Mackenzie on a Honda to be honest.

Are there not any seats left in WSBK for Tarran. He’s clearly a world class rider.

I don’t think there are unfortunately. Think his chance was last season but it didn’t end up happening for whatever reason.

[DarthtaterM16]

Danny Buchan confirmed as staying at TAS.

[airsafari87]

Brad Perie on Lee Hardies bike.

[slopes]

A lot of younger riders coming through now into Superbikes, bodes well for the future imho

[slopes]

The Showdown format has been canned for 2023, last three rounds get extra points though.
As best i can work it out, 18 for a win and so forth up to last two rounds, that increases to 25 then last round winner gets 35.

At least if someone like O'Halloran dominates the bulk of the season again, whoever it is might be a deserving winner rather than getting mugged at the end of the season.

Edited by slopes on Sunday 20th November 13:48

[slopes]

DarthtaterM16 said:

Will update the thread with signings/teams as and when they happen / I have time at work..

Quite a few good seats still available. Will be interesting.

BSB

PBM Ducati
1. Glen Irwin
2. Tommy Bridewell

Honda UK
1. Andrew Irwin
2. Tom Neave

FHO BMW
1. Peter Hickman
2. Josh Brookes

McCams Yamaha
1. (not Leon Haslam)..
2. Jason O'Halloran

Oxford Ducati
1. Christian Iddon

FS3 Kawasaki
1. Lee Jackson
2. (not Leon Haslam)

GR motorsport Kawasaki
1.

TAS BMW
1. Danny Buchan
2.

OMG Yamaha
1. Kyle Ryde
2. (not Leon Haslam)..

Buildbase
1.
2.

IForce BMW
1.
2.

Lee Hardy racing Kawasaki
1. Brad Perie

Rapid CDH Kawasaki
1.
2.

Mar-train racing Yamaha
1. Jack Kennedy

Edited by DarthtaterM16 on Friday 18th November 13:22

Edited by DarthtaterM16 on Sunday 20th November 10:53

Updated

[Zarco]

slopes said:

The Showdown format has been canned for 2023, last three rounds get extra points though.
As best i can work it out, 18 for a win and so forth up to last two rounds, that increases to 25 then last round winner gets 35.

At least if someone like O'Halloran dominates the bulk of the season again, whoever it is might be a deserving winner rather than getting mugged at the end of the season.

Edited by slopes on Sunday 20th November 13:48

I think it's better but I haven't really taken the time to get my head round it properly.

[Rob 131 Sport]

Zarco said:

slopes said:

The Showdown format has been canned for 2023, last three rounds get extra points though.
As best i can work it out, 18 for a win and so forth up to last two rounds, that increases to 25 then last round winner gets 35.

At least if someone like O'Halloran dominates the bulk of the season again, whoever it is might be a deserving winner rather than getting mugged at the end of the season.

Edited by slopes on Sunday 20th November 13:48

I think it's better but I haven't really taken the time to get my head round it properly.

I liked the showdown format. It’s a shame if it’s been canned.

[airsafari87]

Good riddance to the showdown.

The way it works looks like this.

Normal points awarded for every round except for the final 3 rounds.
18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

The first 2 rounds of the final 3 rounds points will rise as follows.
25-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

For the final round ONLY the following points will be awarded.
35-30-27-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

[Zarco]

Rob 131 Sport said:

Zarco said:

slopes said:

The Showdown format has been canned for 2023, last three rounds get extra points though.
As best i can work it out, 18 for a win and so forth up to last two rounds, that increases to 25 then last round winner gets 35.

At least if someone like O'Halloran dominates the bulk of the season again, whoever it is might be a deserving winner rather than getting mugged at the end of the season.

Edited by slopes on Sunday 20th November 13:48

I think it's better but I haven't really taken the time to get my head round it properly.

I liked the showdown format. It’s a shame if it’s been canned.

I didn't. Glad it's gone.

[Drabbesttunic]

slopes said:

The Showdown format has been canned for 2023, last three rounds get extra points though.
As best i can work it out, 18 for a win and so forth up to last two rounds, that increases to 25 then last round winner gets 35.

At least if someone like O'Halloran dominates the bulk of the season again, whoever it is might be a deserving winner rather than getting mugged at the end of the season.

Edited by slopes on Sunday 20th November 13:48

You're more likely to be mugged now than the showdown.
You can get 105 points in the last round alone

[roboxm3]

Danny Kent to GR Motorsport.

ETA. Not sure if that’s 2 bikes including Storm Stacey or if they’re sticking with just the one bike, with Danny on it.

Edited by roboxm3 on Sunday 20th November 16:46

[DarthtaterM16]

roboxm3 said:

Danny Kent to GR Motorsport.

ETA. Not sure if that’s 2 bikes including Storm Stacey or if they’re sticking with just the one bike, with Danny on it.

Edited by roboxm3 on Sunday 20th November 16:46

I thought I read that he was going to be on a Honda next year. Are they switching bikes?

[roboxm3]

DarthtaterM16 said:

roboxm3 said:

Danny Kent to GR Motorsport.

ETA. Not sure if that’s 2 bikes including Storm Stacey or if they’re sticking with just the one bike, with Danny on it.

Edited by roboxm3 on Sunday 20th November 16:46

I thought I read that he was going to be on a Honda next year. Are they switching bikes?

Scrap that, it’s LKR, not GR, on a Honda...